United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted his side had struggled against West Brom.

'It was a really tough game on a greasy pitch,' he said. 'It's a massive result for us today. Over the years we've had to battle out games and we have had to do that today.

'In the second half we started to play a bit better. We had to make changes with one or two injuries.'

Ferguson admitted he thought Neville had conceded a penalty, but only after he had seen the incident for a second time.

He said: 'I thought it was a penalty. I thought at the time Gary got it (the ball) but when I saw the replay he got the outside of the player's leg.'

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